fatal injury
Lethal bodily harm
A fatal injury is one that causes death.
The phrase appears in medical reports, accident investigations, and legal contexts: The autopsy confirmed a fatal injury to the head.
Fatal injuries are distinguished from non-fatal ones in statistics tracking workplace accidents, traffic collisions, and violent incidents.
- cause of deathWhy someone died
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
blunt force · trauma · pain · blood · wound · medical malpractice · organ failure · skull fracture · asphyxiation · exsanguination · homicide · coroner · pronounced dead · lifeless · gash · mortality rate · wrongful death · victim
- deathficcharacter death, violent death, war death, sudden death, slow death
- wrongful deathwrongful death suit, wrongful act, decedent, beneficiary, dependents
outcome severity
fatal injuryflesh wound
Shallow cut, no organs
walking wounded · scrape · near miss · clean bill of health · full recovery